Winters here mark a time of renewal. Our couples of the the 2022 wedding season are gone and married, and now we turn our focus toward our 2023 couples. We are also given a chance to catch our breaths a bit, and to reconnect with our loved ones. As we reset, we think about creative ways to continue our outreach and community engagement. This year, Frank and I have been putting on workshops at various locations, like Willow Brook and Saxtons River Distillery.

There is a lot of thought and time put into each event. I want to make sure that it feels personalized and thoughtfully put together. For Instance, My first workshop was making dried floral wreaths. I foraged grapevines from our property and wove them into circles. I sourced dried flowers from Great Meadow Farm, which is located right here in Westmoreland (source locally when you can!!). I also had my own selection of dried flowers that I preserved myself. I foraged interesting fungi and mosses to add to the wreath as well.

I love seeing the ideas that everyone  comes up with. I start by giving a demonstration, but I only use a tiny portion from the items available to everyone. These workshops leave room for participants to come up with their own design concept that is unique to the person!

My next round of workshops will be making terrariums! I plan to do a blog post on this subject before the workshop, to give my participants ideas ahead of time on personalized touches they can bring along with them.

This whole time, I have yet to mention Frank’s portion of these workshops. We often offer a dual workshop, where you learn 3 cocktails from Frank, followed by a workshop with me. You can get an idea of what to expect from Frank by looking back at our previous blog posts, which share his cocktail recipes he taught earlier on.

If you are interested in attending a workshop, you can do so by heading to our events page. This will give you information on upcoming workshops and how you can purchase your tickets. Also, please feel free to comment on any workshops you would like to see that we aren’t already offering! I hope to see you there!